MSIL/Filecoder.ASA

Spectating the MSIL/Filecoder.ASA malware detection usually means that your PC is in big danger. This malware can correctly be named as ransomware – virus which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

MSIL/Filecoder.ASA detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your system. It generally appears after the preliminary procedures on your computer – opening the untrustworthy email messages, clicking the banner in the Web or setting up the program from untrustworthy sources. From the instance it appears, you have a short time to act before it begins its malicious activity. And be sure – it is much better not to wait for these malicious actions.

What is MSIL/Filecoder.ASA virus?

MSIL/Filecoder.ASA Summary

Summarizingly, MSIL/Filecoder.ASA malware activities in the infected system are next:

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Binary compilation timestomping detected;
  • Encrypting the documents located on the victim’s disk drive — so the victim cannot use these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus programs

Ransomware has been a nightmare for the last 4 years. It is hard to imagine a more damaging malware for both individuals and companies. The algorithms used in MSIL/Filecoder.ASA (typically, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need a lot more time than our galaxy already exists, and possibly will exist. However, that virus does not do all these terrible things without delay – it may require up to several hours to cipher all of your documents. Thus, seeing the MSIL/Filecoder.ASA detection is a clear signal that you have to start the elimination process.

Where did I get the MSIL/Filecoder.ASA?

Ordinary tactics of MSIL/Filecoder.ASA spreading are common for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing web pages where victims are offered to download the free program, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a pretty new tactic in malware distribution – you get the email that imitates some normal notifications about shippings or bank service conditions changes. Within the email, there is an infected MS Office file, or a link which leads to the exploit landing page.

Malicious email spam

Malicious email message. This one tricks you to open the phishing website.

Preventing it looks quite uncomplicated, however, still requires tons of recognition. Malware can hide in different spots, and it is better to stop it even before it goes into your system than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity knowledge is just an important thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a PC stays on YouTube videos. That can keep you a great deal of money and time which you would certainly spend while looking for a solution.

MSIL/Filecoder.ASA malware technical details

File Info:

name: 202D119DDABFC145811B.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4ef96aac2e21e56b1cd82bcc4763ec09b906e0bab09b508ed0adea2d94aaf164crc32: 96967777md5: 202d119ddabfc145811b43fdfe7aa5b3sha1: 52059ff09122d14cec83f34ac824c0b41d263dd8sha256: 4ef96aac2e21e56b1cd82bcc4763ec09b906e0bab09b508ed0adea2d94aaf164sha512: 20fd52e668fa7d8099fb3129287a9a261db3b4a28faec1ef18b8230a24a8dc7e31ee1cf8311f005d24d6d7414d1a92f97792473697cf78d239fe8421244a7a9fssdeep: 768:dS++9AsVATVoaYUbvZEWyAfelci4qakfO+oDWu:MXVAxoQmAfelL4hkfO+AWutype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1F333CF005173C83DC96C90B815EB2FB42BB0DF5668A58BAE476CE3252F677BBCD10949sha3_384: a17eba94f2edb1f7d544c3ed0ed6f409261d1a20e8d00cd6e2cf5a21882a40ddd7bec4b4121eb9bf2887d54aa4abae2bep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2089-02-21 00:06:12

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: CompanyName: FileDescription: Johns RansomwareFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: Johns Ransomware.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © 2022LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: Johns Ransomware.exeProductName: John BellProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Filecoder.ASA also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectNet.01
Lionic Trojan.MSIL.Gen.j!c
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.35608
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
FireEye Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Filecoder
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00594b031 )
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
K7GW Trojan ( 00594b031 )
Cybereason malicious.ddabfc
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34806.dm0@ayzKoYk
Cyren W32/ABRisk.PLMC-6954
Symantec Ransom.Wannacry
Elastic malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32 MSIL/Filecoder.ASA
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom_Gen.R002C0PFO22
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Gen.gen
Alibaba Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.bcfca501
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Ransom.51712
Rising Ransom.Gen!8.DE83 (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Comodo Malware@#27vprb9x4upa8
Zillya Trojan.Filecoder.Win32.24909
TrendMicro Ransom_Gen.R002C0PFO22
McAfee-GW-Edition Ransom-Nitro!202D119DDABF
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.50624855 (B)
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
Avira TR/Ransom.sgcnu
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.6C82
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D3047957
GData Trojan.GenericKD.50624855
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3 Ransomware/Win.Nitro.C5178907
McAfee Ransom-Nitro!202D119DDABF
MAX malware (ai score=80)
Malwarebytes Ransom.FileCryptor
Panda Trj/Chgt.AB
APEX Malicious
Tencent Msil.Trojan.Gen.Hmrl
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.73762894.susgen
Fortinet MSIL/Filecoder.ASA!tr.ransom
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

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About the author

Robert Bailey

Security engineer focused on malware behavior, removal workflows, and Windows hardening. Robert reviews threat articles for practical accuracy, checking detection names, symptoms, and cleanup steps before publication.

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